Exercise 13
Equilibrium on a potential energy curve
Theory used: Equilibrium positionStability criterion for equilibriumReading a potential energy curveForce as the derivative of potential energy
A particle moves along the -axis subject only to a conservative force with potential energy , where is in meters and in joules. Determine the equilibrium positions and their stability, and determine for which values of the mechanical energy a particle located near stays confined to a bounded interval.
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